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Rooster Teeth wrote on Monday that RWBY creator and director Monty Oum passed away on Sunday afternoon at the age of 33. Rooster Teeth revealed earlier this week that Monty Oum had been hospitalized. Matt then confirmed that Monty Oum fell into a ...

'Ushio & Tora' Manga Getting New TV Anime Series Posted by Chris Beveridge February 2, 2015 at 07:10 PM While it's often felt that after a certain period of time, manga is near impossible to be made into an anime since the buzz has passed.

Written by: William on February 3, 2015 at 8:25 am | In LIFESTYLE | No Comments Today is Setsubun, which marks the start of spring in the old lunar calendar. If you are unfortunate enough to step outside, you may be forgiven for thinking it's stil...

At the Ghibli Museum in Mikata, Tokyo, in an enchanting building designed by Hayao Miyazaki himself, you can wander among sketches and storyboards, gaze up at the iconic Robot Soldier standing guard on the building's roof, and learn about the hist...

We may be in the middle of a cold winter in Japan, with Tokyo even seeing some light snow last Friday, but things are definitely starting to look bright and spring-like at Lindt stores here! Yes, early spring for us is the time for cherry blossoms...

The Japan Animator Expo is a showcase of 30 shorts presented by Dwango and Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno's Studio Khara. This week's 12th returns to the subject of Evangelion and introduces Shinji to Shinji as Shinji Aramaki, the veteran directo...

To promote the 47 single CDs sung by the characters from Eiichiro Oda's internationally popular manga series One Piece released all at once on January 28, each character poster will be displayed in the main stations in the respective prefecture fo...

The first images have been revealed for the Blu-ray box set release for the first anime adaptation of Wataru Watari and Ponkan8's Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. (My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU) light novel series.

Starting from February 1st, several Snow Miku attractions will now open in Sapporo. Among these is the Snow Miku ferris wheel, MIRAI. ST x Snow Miku cafe, and the Sapporo Factory Hall covered in Snow Miku decorations.

, was held at ZEPP TOOKYO on January 25. ◆VAMPS – image As usual, the show started at "6:66pm", or more accurately 7:06pm. A strange feeling surrounded the venue as start time approached. The background music selected by K.

Leading into the spring 2015 TV anime based on Sanrio's character project Show By Rock! ! , previously featured in an iOS rhythm action game, the series' bands have been introduced on a monthly basis. The latest is recent addition to the franchis...

Square Enix shared a look at Bravely Second's latest trailer during the Tokaigi 2015 event, which took place over the weekend. The trailer shows a little more of the new characters, Emperor Oblivion and his mysterious fairy sidekick named Anne.

The long wait is now over as three of the most anticipated heroines for the Nitroplus cross-over fighting game, Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroine Infinite Duel, have now been confirmed as either playable characters or supports, and they are none other t...

According to this year's Kodansha's Weekly Shounen Magazine's 10th issue, which will be released on February 4, 2015, Nakaba Suzuki's (Kongou Banchou, Rising Impact) Nanatsu no Taizai (The Seven Deadly Sins) manga will be having a one week break d...

Themes "Sincere no Hikari" by Eir Ao, and "Beyond Night's Rainbow" by Luna Haruna are featured in a pair of promos for Sword Art Online - Lost Song, the PS3/Vita game due March 26, 2015. The trio of newly introduced characters in the Alfhe...

Cartoon Network will be airing a 4-hour Pokémon marathon on Saturday, February 7th. It will begin at 12:00 pm EST, and will feature six different Pokémon specials, including the recent Mega Evolution specials that aired in Japan.

Ponytailed idols, artists, models also honored February 2 was Twin Tail Day in Japan, a day to honor the girls who wear their hair in two ponytails and encourage others to imitate them. It was marked by the Twin Tail Awards, a series of prizes giv...

As the 2011 release of Mortal Kombat received a Refused Classification in Australia, it is one of those games that Australian's should be genuinely concerned about not getting to play each time NetherRealm Studios and Earner Bros.

Dengekiya, the official online store for Ascii Media Works' "Dengeki" brand, has started accepting pre-orders for a 1/8th scale figures of Kotori Minami from the Love Live! School Idol Project franchise.

FDG Entertainment has released a teaser video of Banjo Guy Ollie playing the Wonder Boy theme (on a banjo, of course) with a bunch of screenshots from a new game successor to the series. It's to be called Monster Boy and the Wizard of Booze.

Only 7 days until WonFes? ! Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan) B-But that means that the final weekend before WonFes has already come to an end! ! I need to change my way of thinking… it's not that there are only 7 days left… there are o...

The demo version of God Eater 2: Rage Burst is coming out to Japan's PSN this February 5. There is a special mission for players to experience the new Blood Rage system. The full game will be coming out to both the PS Vita and PS4 this February 19...

The official website of cat sucking idol Shoko-tan has revealed that her biographical essay "Neko no Ashiato" is to receive a TV anime entitled "Omakase Mamitasu" – a unique choice for an adaptation and likely the first to be named after an idol's...

It is announced today that a feature film adaptation of popular romance simulation game for female, Meiji Tokyo Renka, Meikoi for short, is in the works for a release of July 2015. The anime project itself was reported back in November 2013.

The updated Sengoku Basara 4: Sumeragi was announced for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PS Vita last month, promising more playable warlords, new gameplay systems, and more. Now we have a trailer featuring a couple of the newly playable general...

At the Taipei Game Show this weekend, Square Enix showed off a new area in Final Fantasy XV, through something jokingly dubbed a "cat cam". (Thanks, Game Jouhou) Taiwanese developer XPEC Entertainment are one of the companies assisting with th...